Lantern bracket



Oct. 13, 1953 J DlESFELD 2,655,337

LANTERN BRACKET Filed Sept. 11. 1950 HI I Ger/1a J. Diesfe/d, Deceased by Rose 5. Diesfe/d, Exacu/rix INVENTOR.

BY kg Patented Oct. 13, 1953 LANTERN BRACKET Gerhard J. Diesfeld, deceased, late of Clean, N. Y., by Rose S. Diesfeld, executrix, Olean, N. Y.

Application September 11, 1950, Serial No. 184,301

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates generally to supports, and more particularly to a lantern bracket which is adjustably mounted on an attachment clamp.

A primary object of the invention is to provide support means for a lantern for use by fishermen.

Another object of this invention is to provide a lantern bracket which can be used to support a lantern, or like object, with the two main portions of the device, the lantern holding bracket and the attachment clamp, angularly adjustable with reference to each other, so that the device is extremely versatile in use.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide means for supporting a lantern which is readily adjustable to lanterns of different sizes.

A last object to be mentioned specifically is to provide a lantern support which is relatively inexpensive and practicable to manufacture, which is simple, convenient and safe to use under many difierent conditions and which will give generally efiicient and durable service.

With these objects definitely in View, this invention resides in certain novelty in construction, combination and arrangement of elements and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail in the specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a material part of this application, and in which:

Figure 1 is a View, in perspective, of the assembled device;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the device, as clamped to a support and with the base of a lantern secured therein, a small portion of the bracket being broken away to show the same in vertical section;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the lantern support; and

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 in Figure 2.

Similar characters of reference designate similar or identical elements and portions throughout the specification and throughout the diiierent views of the drawings.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, this invention includes an attachment clamp, generally indicated at 10, comprising a channel member having a base plate 12 and depending parallel flanges l4 and I6. Aclamping screw [8 is threadably mounted in the flange l6 and this clamping screw has a knurled knob element 20 on the exterior end thereof, the inner end of the clamping screw [8 having a pad 2| which engages a 2 support, such as a gunwale of a boat or any other fixed member of suitable character, illustrated at 22.

The base plate I2 has rigidly secured thereto an upstanding post 24, upon which the bracket 25 is adjustably mounted. This bracket 25 includes a seating plate 26 which will ordinarily be flat and circular and is supported by a depending centrally located segment 28 having an arcuate slot 30 and pivotally secured to the post 24 by means of a headed screw-threaded stud 32. Another elongated threaded element or stud is threaded into the post 24 and extends through the slot 30 and a wing nut 34 thereon allows the clamping of the segment 28 in adjusted position relative to the :post 24 and the support 22.

The under side of the plate 26 is provided with a plurality of headed guide pins 36, and the bracket 25 includes a pair of similar, substantially semi-circular clamping bands or jaws 38 which are hinged as indicated at 40 and which are supported by radial arms 42, these arms arcuate and having portions 44 extending paral lel to and beneath the floor plate 26, and these portions 44 have arcuate slots 45 therein to receive shank portions of the headed guide pins 36, which have already been mentioned as rigidly secured on the under surface of the floor plate 26. The guide pins are arranged so that the jaws 38 may open and close to accommodate and clamp different sized bases of lanterns. The end portions of the jaws 38 are overlapped and provided with slots 46, and the knurled nuts 48 and coacting headed bolts 50 inserted through registering portions of the slots 46 allow the jaws 38 to be locked in clamping relation, as, for example, upon the base of a lantern 52.

The operation of this invention will be clearly understood upon a consideration of the foregoing disclosure of the mechanical details thereof, taken with the drawing and the above recited objects. It will be clear that all the above objects are amply achieved in this device. Further description would appear unnecessary. Minor modification of the disclosed device may be resorted to without departure from the scope of this invention.

Having described the invention, what is. claimed as newis:

An attachment whereby a lantern may be conveniently and adjustably mounted on the gunnel of a fishing boat or the like comprising a boat clamp having means whereby said clamp may be 3 detachably applied and held in position on said gunnel, said clamp embodying a horizontal base having a vertical post rising therefrom, said post having at least one flat surface, a circular seating plate adapted to base and support the bottom of a lantern, said plate being provided on its underside with a centrally disposed depending segment bearing against and pivotally and detachably connected with the fiat side of'said post, said segment having a, slot, a headed stud mounted in said post and adjustably cooperable with said slot, a pair of hingedly connected jaws adapted to embrace the stated lantern bottom, said jaws having adjustably connected ends and having radially disposed arms adjustably'attached'tofthe underside of said seating plate, said jaws coacting with the marginal edge portion ofsaidseatihg 4 plate and being adapted to embrace said lantern bottom.

ROSE S. DIESFELD,

Executrix of the estate of Ge'rha rd J. Diesfeld,

deceased.

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